Identifying older adults physical activity pattern to delay the cognitive decline process

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24300240
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
• Principal Investigator: PARK Hyuntae 独立行政法人国立長寿医療研究センター, 老年学・社会科学研究センター, 研究員 (10506976)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 認知機能 / 身体活動 / 脳機能 / 加齢 / 軽度認知症

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Age-related decrements in cognitive function have been atrophy in brain structure and cognitive impairment. However, the relationships between the difference of daily physical activity and brain cortical activity associated with short term memory processes in older adults remain unclear.　The current study found that higher physically activity older adults showed increased activation in the middle frontal gyrus, cingulate gyrus, fusiform gyrus, inferior parietal gyrus, supramarginal regions compared with lower physically activity older adults, it appears possible that this finding might be explained by cognitive efficiency. In addition, physical function in the elderly, especially walking speed, was revealed to be an important factor to predict cognitive function and flail or pre-frail and long-term screening and assessment.

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